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Sgiovanni Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Will
do you use will or going to for the following: Is it possible to use both.
They will get married in June.
They are going to get married in June
What are you going to do next Monday.
What will you do next Monday?
I am going to the library.
I will go to the library.
They will get married in June.
They are going to get married in June
What are you going to do next Monday.
What will you do next Monday?
I am going to the library.
I will go to the library.
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It's possible to use either. It just depends on what meaning you want to convey. An impressionistic view.
- It's possible to use either.
- It just depends on what meaning you want to convey.
- An impressionistic view.
- going to hot, emotional, involved, personal, subjective, concrete, action, physical, IMMEDIACY, physical evidence, INEVITABILITY, non-contingency, independent, "no matter what", PLANS, INTENTIONS, DECISIONS, warnings, threats will cool, cerebral, aloof, impersonal, objective, abstract, thought, mental, EVENTUALITY, logical evidence, CONDITIONALITY , contingency ("if", "unless", "when", "before", "after"), dependent, "depending on", SPONTANEITY, assurances, promises, offers, refusals, volunteering Weddings typically involve planning, so the more likely sentence is "They are going to get married in June".
- " In the "library" scenario, it's not so easy to choose a typical case.
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It's possible to use either. It just depends on what meaning you want to convey.
An impressionistic view.
going to
hot, emotional, involved,
personal, subjective,
concrete, action, physical,
IMMEDIACY, physical evidence,
INEVITABILITY, non-contingency,
independent, "no matter what",
PLANS, INTENTIONS, DECISIONS,
warnings, threats
An impressionistic view.
going to
hot, emotional, involved,
personal, subjective,
concrete, action, physical,
IMMEDIACY, physical evidence,
INEVITABILITY, non-contingency,
independent, "no matter what",
PLANS, INTENTIONS, DECISIONS,
warnings, threats
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Thank you CalifJim:
It helped me a lot.
I have a question; Is it correct if I say; It will help me a lot, or, It is going to help me a lot. I think both are correct.
It helped me a lot.
I have a question; Is it correct if I say; It will help me a lot, or, It is going to help me a lot. I think both are correct.
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Both are correct.
It will help me a lot is simple, factual, and logical, and very appropriate here.
It is going to help me a lot gives more information in the context of this thread. It gives a greater impression that you plan to make use of this new information actively, by practicing it, perhaps. It suggests you already have a goal in mind, a purpose to which you a
It will help me a lot is simple, factual, and logical, and very appropriate here.
It is going to help me a lot gives more information in the context of this thread. It gives a greater impression that you plan to make use of this new information actively, by practicing it, perhaps. It suggests you already have a goal in mind, a purpose to which you a
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